diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 28c44559d8..0d24697d2c 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ singleipconnect(struct connectdata *conn,
       error = SOCKERRNO;
   }
   else {
-    rc = 0;
     *sockp = sockfd;
     return CURLE_OK;
   }